Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to Covid, mourn before his cremation in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. Samuel Rajkumar | Reuters As India’s devastating second wave of coronavirus outbreak overwhelmed the health-care system, desperate users turned to social media to seek help from the public as… Read More »
In a September 2020 interview with Axios on HBO, Melinda Gates said “It may be time for a reckoning” with social media’s role in spreading disinformation. According to Axios:1 “Bill and Melinda Gates … [have] seen firsthand the impact of disinformation, as they’ve become targets of conspiracy theories amplified and spread via social media … [Melinda] Gates… Read More »
Mr. Truaxe’s run of unusual behavior in public began in late January, when he posted a video to Deciem’s Instagram account saying that he had canceled the company’s marketing plans. “From now on I am going to communicate personally with you,” he said. That was followed by a number of other strange videos: in one,… Read More »
Social anxiety disorder is a condition dealing with the fears a person feels in social situations where they may be put into shame or embarrassed. When these persons are present in social situation, they frequently happen to be anxious which brings about the symptoms such as increased heart rate, trembling, blushing or even too much… Read More »